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THE APEX BOARD ASSEMBLE THE VERY NEXT DAY.
It is at the behest of their leader, Thaddeus Black, the previous night, that the five-man committee of Canine evil troop in their small numbers to the mountain stronghold.
The morning starts out a bit gray, but not the dreamy kind. It's the kind of dawn that clears up eventually when the sun pulls through. As people rouse from their sleep everywhere, the Hallow Manor is distinguished from these concerns. As a mansion by the countryside, the residents are free from the bustle of the waking world, and they all sleep on, for just a few more minutes as their minds suggest, while city awakens.
